The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-01
Rxaminiue Witnesses.
The fret witness introduced by the
defense was
IR. JAMES NJ. HARRIS,

defense was
MR.. JAMES NJ. HARRIS,
who testified, after s'a.ing his name
and residences: know Russell q ID.
win and his father. Have known
Russell five or six years. About the
18th of last November Russell God.
win staid all night with me, occupy
ing the same room and same bed. l
noticed that there was great
change in him in many re.
spects. He seemed to be in 8 kind
OF stupor, or rather in a
morbid condition, he was hard to
arouse, but when aroused was lively
enough for little while, but would
relapse in the same moody condition
in little while. He seemed in great
distress about somsthing, l was quite
intimate with him, and his father hss
been a friend of mine for a number of
years. Never had any conversation
with him about bis family tiou-
bles. Before this trouble he
was bright, cheerful, happy
and companionable young man,
knew in regard to all the trouble
in the family, as most every one else
did, for it was all over town, but l
never mentioned it to Russell God
win nor he to me. Toe night he
stayed with me he was entirely differ
emit from what he had been; wasn't
like the came man at all; appeared to
have aged ten years in few months.
Cross examiDed-I have known him
intimately for five or six years. HIS
father has been a personal friend Of
mine for a number OF years. had
been seeing him on the streets OF
Memphis every ten days or 30 for sew
eral months. Before this trouble
originated Russell Goodwin was live
ly, cheerful, happy boy; since that
time he has been the reverse. HIS
business was to travel for his fathers
house. The occasion referred to /
was with him from the time the train
left, 1920 o'clock, till 2 o'clock the
next morning. We retired that night
about i 80 or 2 o'clock. We reached
Lagrange about IL O'Clock. His trip
to Lagrange was of business nature.
Question by Gen. Peters-Do you
know what effect it has on a man for
his sweetheart to 60 back on him2
Well, I'll have to stop and think
awhile, as don't remember any
friend having gone through that ex-
psrience, hut / have several who
ought to have been placed in that
situation, and If it was to do over
again no doubt would be. As far as
the effect is concerned, l think that
would depend largely upon the nature
OF the man.
The next witness was
COL. JOHN R. Goodwin,
The father of the defendent, who
stated: 1 live in Memphis on Elliott
street. Have lived there for about
seventeen years. l came here from
Mt. Zion. / am the father OF the de-
fendaut. He is 20 years of age. l was
living at Monticello, Ark, where he
was born. He was born on the 4th Of
August, 1854. l was in the army at
the time. 1t was very difficult for me
to get home, rs there was an order to
grant passes to no one. Succeeded in
getting home after much difficulty.
My wife was in very bad health
when she was confined. She came
very near dying, Lett her when
the child was only few days d.
Did not hear from her for several
months. When l saw her again she
was in very bad heal h and has never
recovered; Ia very delicate now, and
has been a constant sufferer from neu-
rslgis since long prior to the birth Of
Russell. She suffered q great deal at
the time Russell was born and came